quercus : Idioms & Phrases

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genus quercus

  • noun oaks
    Quercus.
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quercus agrifolia

  • noun highly variable often shrubby evergreen oak of coastal zone of western North America having small thick usually spiny-toothed dark-green leaves
    California live oak; coast live oak.
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quercus alba

  • noun large slow-growing deciduous tree of the eastern United States having stout spreading branches and leaves with usually 7 rounded lobes; yields strong and durable hard wood
    American white oak.
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quercus arizonica

  • noun semi-evergreen shrub or small tree of Arizona and New Mexico having acorns with hemispherical cups
    Arizona white oak.
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quercus bicolor

  • noun large deciduous oak of the eastern United States with a flaky bark and leaves that have fewer lobes than other white oaks; yields heavy strong wood used in construction; thrives in wet soil
    swamp oak; swamp white oak.
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quercus borealis

  • noun large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks
    Quercus borealis; northern red oak.
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quercus cerris

  • noun large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
    turkey oak; European turkey oak.
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quercus chrysolepis

  • noun medium-sized evergreen of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico with oblong leathery often spiny-edged leaves
    canyon oak; iron oak; maul oak; canyon live oak.
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quercus coccinea

  • noun medium-large deciduous tree with a thick trunk found in the eastern United States and southern Canada and having close-grained wood and deeply seven-lobed leaves turning scarlet in autumn
    scarlet oak.
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quercus ellipsoidalis

  • noun small to medium deciduous oak of east central North America; leaves have sharply pointed lobes
    jack oak; northern pin oak.
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quercus falcata

  • noun large round-topped deciduous tree with spreading branches having narrow falcate leaves with deeply sinuate lobes and wood similar to that of northern red oaks; New Jersey to Illinois and southward
    turkey oak; swamp red oak; southern red oak.
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quercus garryana

  • noun small deciduous tree of western North America with crooked branches and pale grey bark
    Oregon oak; Garry oak; Oregon white oak.
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quercus grosseserrata

  • noun oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan
    Japanese oak; Quercus grosseserrata.
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quercus ilex

  • noun evergreen oak of southern Europe having leaves somewhat resembling those of holly; yields a hard wood
    holm oak; holm tree; holly-leaved oak; evergreen oak.
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quercus ilicifolia

  • noun shrubby oak of southeastern United States usually forming dense thickets
    bear oak.
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quercus imbricaria

  • noun small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having leaves that shine like laurel; wood is used in western states for shingles
    shingle oak; laurel oak.
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quercus incana

  • noun small semi-evergreen shrubby tree of southeastern United States having hairy young branchlets and leaves narrowing to a slender bristly point
    turkey oak; bluejack oak.
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quercus kelloggii

  • noun large deciduous tree of the Pacific coast having deeply parted bristle-tipped leaves
    California black oak.
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quercus laevis

  • noun small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
    turkey oak; American turkey oak.
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quercus laurifolia

  • noun large nearly semi-evergreen oak of southeastern United States; thrives in damp soil
    pin oak; laurel oak.
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quercus lobata

  • noun tall graceful deciduous California oak having leathery leaves and slender pointed acorns
    California white oak; roble; valley oak; valley white oak.
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quercus lyrata

  • noun medium-large deciduous timber tree of central and southern United States; acorns deeply immersed in the cup and mature in first year
    overcup oak.
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quercus macrocarpa

  • noun medium to large deciduous oak of central and eastern North America with ovoid acorns deeply immersed in large fringed cups; yields tough close-grained wood
    burr oak; mossycup oak; bur oak; mossy-cup oak.
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quercus marilandica

  • noun a common scrubby deciduous tree of central and southeastern United States having dark bark and broad three-lobed (club-shaped) leaves; tends to form dense thickets
    jack oak; blackjack; blackjack oak.
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quercus michauxii

  • noun medium to large deciduous tree of moist areas of southeastern United States similar to the basket oak
    swamp chestnut oak.
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quercus mongolica

  • noun oak with moderately light fine-grained wood; Japan
    Japanese oak; Quercus grosseserrata.
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quercus montana

  • noun medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats
    cow oak; Quercus montana; basket oak.
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quercus muehlenbergii

  • noun medium-sized deciduous tree of the eastern United States that yields a strong durable wood
    chinquapin oak; chinkapin oak; yellow chestnut oak.
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quercus myrtifolia

  • noun small evergreen shrub or tree of southeastern United States; often forms almost impenetrable thickets in sandy coastal areas
    seaside scrub oak; myrtle oak.
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quercus nigra

  • noun relatively tall deciduous water oak of southeastern United States often cultivated as a shade tree; thrives in wet soil
    water oak; possum oak.
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quercus nuttalli

  • noun similar to the pin oak; grows in damp sites in Mississippi River basin
    Nuttall oak; Nuttall's oak.
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quercus palustris

  • noun fast-growing medium to large pyramidal deciduous tree of northeastern United States and southeastern Canada having deeply pinnatifid leaves that turn bright red in autumn; thrives in damp soil
    pin oak; swamp oak.
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quercus petraea

  • noun deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood
    Quercus petraea; durmast.
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quercus phellos

  • noun medium to large deciduous oak of the eastern United States having long lanceolate leaves and soft strong wood
    willow oak.
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quercus prinoides

  • noun deciduous shrubby tree of northeastern and central United States having a sweet edible nut and often forming dense thickets
    dwarf chinkapin oak; dwarf chinquapin oak; dwarf oak.
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quercus prinus

  • noun medium to large deciduous tree of the eastern United States; its durable wood is used as timber or split and woven into baskets or chair seats
    cow oak; Quercus montana; basket oak.
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quercus robur

  • noun medium to large deciduous European oak having smooth leaves with rounded lobes; yields hard strong light-colored wood
    common oak; English oak; pedunculate oak.
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quercus rubra

  • noun large symmetrical deciduous tree with rounded crown widely distributed in eastern North America; has large leaves with triangular spiny tipped lobes and coarse-grained wood less durable than that of white oaks
    Quercus borealis; northern red oak.
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quercus sessiliflora

  • noun deciduous European oak valued for its tough elastic wood
    Quercus petraea; durmast.
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quercus shumardii

  • noun large deciduous red oak of southern and eastern United States having large seven-lobed to nine-lobed elliptical leaves, large acorns and medium hard coarse-grained wood
    Shumard oak; Shumard red oak.
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quercus stellata

  • noun small deciduous tree of eastern and central United States having dark green lyrate pinnatifid leaves and tough moisture-resistant wood used especially for fence posts
    post oak; box white oak; brash oak; iron oak.
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quercus suber

  • noun medium-sized evergreen oak of southern Europe and northern Africa having thick corky bark that is periodically stripped to yield commercial cork
    cork oak.
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quercus texana

  • noun small deciduous tree having the trunk branched almost from the base with spreading branches; Texas and southern Oklahoma
    Spanish oak.
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quercus vaccinifolia

  • noun a low spreading or prostrate shrub of southwestern United States with small acorns and leaves resembling those of the huckleberry
    huckleberry oak.
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quercus variabilis

  • noun medium to large deciduous tree of China, Japan, and Korea having thick corky bark
    Chinese cork oak.
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quercus velutina

  • noun medium to large deciduous timber tree of the eastern United States and southeastern Canada having dark outer bark and yellow inner bark used for tanning; broad five-lobed leaves are bristle-tipped
    quercitron; black oak; yellow oak; quercitron oak.
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quercus virginiana

  • noun medium-sized evergreen native to eastern North America to the east coast of Mexico; often cultivated as shade tree for it wide-spreading crown; extremely hard tough durable wood once used in shipbuilding
    southern live oak.
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quercus wislizenii

  • noun a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral
    Quercus wislizenii; interior live oak.
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quercus wizlizenii

  • noun a small shrubby evergreen tree of western North America similar to the coast live oak but occurring chiefly in foothills of mountain ranges removed from the coast; an important part of the chaparral
    Quercus wislizenii; interior live oak.
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